nådiga luntan

Swedish

Etymology

From nådiga (“the gracious”) +‎ luntan (“stack of papers, tome”). Shortening of Kunglig Majestäts nådiga statsverksproposition (”Royal Majesty’s gracious government bill”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /noːdɪ(ɡ)a ²lɵntan/

Noun

nådiga luntan c

  1. (politics, informal) Sweden’s budget bill
  2. (figuratively) an unusual large stack of documents, a thick book

See also
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